Hollywood Librarian Screening
Grampian Information presents….
The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film
Thursday 9th April
6pm refreshments
Film starts 6.30pm
£5/£2.50 students
Room 226, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee
The Hollywood Librarian is the first full-length documentary film to focus on the work and lives of librarians. Using the entertaining and appealing context of American movies, the film holds surprises for people who may think they know what librarians do. American film contains hundreds of examples of librarians and libraries on screen — some positive, some negative, some laughable and some dead wrong. Films such as Sophie’s Choice, Philadelphia and It’s a Wonderful Life show librarians as negative stereotypes. The librarians in Lorenzo’s Oil, Desk Set and The Shawshank Redemption, on the other hand, are competent and professional. Dozens of interviews of real librarians are interwoven with movie clips of cinematic librarians and serve as transitions between the themes of censorship, intellectual freedom, children and librarians, pay equity and funding issues, and the value of reading.
Further details at: http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com
All Welcome.
If possible, please book with Amelia Davies info@grampianinfo.co.uk to confirm numbers for catering.